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Hagupit Strikes the Philippines

Typhoon Haiyan

CARE is providing food, shelter and other lifesaving essentials to survivors of the storm, which affected up to 16.1 million people, displaced 4.1 million and killed thousands of men, women and children.

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CARE has a long history in the Philippines that stretches back to 1949. For decades, we've been providing emergency relief when disaster strikes and helping communities prepare for disasters. We were there in 2009 when typhoon Ketsana hit and again in 2012 when typhoon Bopha ripped through the country.

CARE is currently on the ground providing food, shelter and other essentials to survivors of Typhoon Haiyan, which has torn a path across central Philippines, affecting an estimated 9.8 million people and killing as many as 10,000.

MANILA- (December 15, 2014) - A few days after typhoon Hagupit hit the Philippines, international aid agency CARE distributed food packs almost 2,000 families in badly-hit villages in Eastern Samar, in coordination with local partners. In the coming days, a total of 3,500 families will have received emergency food rations.

“We were all terrified that we were about to relive Haiyan. But this time we were prepared, and so was my home,” said Erna Celis, a mother of three whose home was completely destroyed by Haiyan but was spared by Typhoon Hagupit.

Before Typhoon Haiyan, many people did not prepare. They thought it was just like any other storm they commonly get in the Philippines. But after shockingly claiming nearly 7,000 lives and leaving four million homeless, they learned how unpredictable storms can be.

The typhoon, which made its first landfall on Saturday evening in Eastern Samar, made four other landfalls in several provinces in the Philippines, compelled massive evacuations of about 1 million people and caused damage to people's shelters and livelihoods.

MANILA(December 7, 2014) — International aid agency CARE is now preparing response supplies as Typhoon Hagupit makes landfall in the central Philippines. The typhoon, which first made landfall late Saturday, local time, has brought with it intense rain and wind gusts of more than 100 miles per hour, lashing many communities that felt the brunt of last year’s Super Typhoon Haiyan.

MANILA—(December 4, 2014)-- As Typhoon Hagupit entered the Philippines area of responsibility this morning and is expected to make landfall on Saturday in Eastern Samar, CARE and partners are preparing emergency action plans to assist potentially affected populations. Among the provinces projected to be affected are Eastern Samar, Samar and Leyte, all of which were severely affected by typhoon Haiyan last year.

CARE has reached more than 318,000 people with food, shelter and livelihood support. Women play powerful role to help families get back on their feet

MANILA — (Nov 7, 2014) — One year after one of the strongest storms ever recorded hit the Philippines, hundreds of thousands of people have started rebuilding their homes, yet communities continue to need support to fully recover their livelihoods.